Customer Fields can be created and added to the billing portals when we need specific information to be entered at the time of the payment.

These custom fields are created to make the reconciliation process easier for our merchants and to be able to capture the necessary information that our merchants required when taking payments from their payers.

### Not Required Custom Fields

1. Navigate to [Paystand Dashboard](https://dashboard.paystand.com/v2/signin)

2. Click **Integrations**

3. Click **Custom Fields**

4. Click **Create New Custom Field**

5. Click **Field Name** and enter the name of the Custom Field

6. Click **Create Custom Field**

### Required Custom Fields

If the custom field is set to be required, the payer must enter the information in order to proceed to process the payment.

If the custom field is **NOT** set to be required, the payer can proceed to process the payment without entering information in these fields

1. Navigate to [Paystand Dashboard](https://dashboard.paystand.com/v2/signin)

2. Click **Integrations**

3. Click **Custom Fields**

4. Click **Create New Custom Field**

5. Click the **Field Name** and type the custom field

6. Type **Invoice Number**

7. Click the toggle to turn on **Required** option

8. Click **Create Custom Field**

To add the created custom fields to the Billing Portal [How to add a Custom Field to a Billing Portal](https://support.paystand.com/hc/en-us/articles/11754534391451)